Political Prisoners
Justice for Robert Brooks!
Prisons are concentration camps for the poor Millions of people have seen Robert Brooks beaten to death by prison guards in upstate New York on Dec. 9 last year. The 43-year-old Black man was killed […]
Author: Stephen Millies
Around the world
Never forget that thousands of Black workers died building the Panama Canal
Donald Trump declared that if the Panama Canal’s tolls for ships passing through it didn’t decrease, he would seize the waterway. Trump’s fascist rant is like one of Hitler’s threats. Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino […]
Political Prisoners
Free Mumia Abu-Jamal!
Revolutionary journalist jailed for 43 years People marched through downtown Philadelphia on Dec. 9, demanding freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal and all political prisoners. It was the 43rd anniversary of Mumia’s arrest by Philadelphia police, who […]
Indigenous peoples
An open letter to President Joe Biden: Free Leonard Peltier
Mr. President, If you can pardon your son, why can’t you free the Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier? The 80-year-old man, a leader of the American Indian Movement, has been imprisoned for 48 years. He […]
In the U.S.
Trump’s sickest appointments
COVID-19 denier and other quacks chosen for top public health jobs Should anyone trust a doctor who asked, “Is COVID-19 as deadly as they say?” as the pandemic was sweeping the planet? That was the […]
In the U.S.
Trump’s racist, sexist, anti-trans,anti-science cabinet: A declaration of war on the working class
Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are a declaration of war against the entire working class. These choices are a domestic version of the Pentagon’s “shock and awe” invasion tactics and are meant to smash any opposition. […]
In the U.S.
Stop Trump’s fascist agenda
Mass struggle can defeat capitalist reaction Millions of people are angry, depressed, and disgusted at Trump winning the capitalist election. Many are terrified. They have a right to be. Trump says “no price tag” will […]
In the U.S.
Why we should commemorate Nov. 11
Even though Veterans Day is a federal holiday, only 19 percent of workers employed by private business get the day off. Originally called Armistice Day, it marks the end of World War I “at the 11th hour […]
Around the world
Stop the sanctions against Zimbabwe!
Africa says no to economic terrorism Since 2001, Zimbabwe has lost more than $150 billion from the sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union, according to the country’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. That’s […]
In the U.S.
Justice for Jordan Neely! Vigilante killings must be stopped!
Oct. 21 — A hundred people came to the Criminal Courts Building in lower Manhattan this morning to demand justice for Jordan Neely. The 30-year-old Black man was strangled to death by the white vigilante […]